A report released today by the Pew Internet and American Life Project says US workers are increasingly using instant messaging (IM) in the workplace, with approximately 11 million Americans logging into an IM program daily, Internetnews.com reported. The study says 53 million Americans (43 percent of all US Internet users) report using IM with the […]
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Windows Media Player 10: Very nice!
Just installed Windows Media Player 10, released by Microsoft today. For Windows XP only. First impressions: Easy install, very easy to set up (takes already-configured options from Media Player 9, if you had that installed), fresh and updated look, seems to load faster than MP 9. The presentation of various features is very different to […]
Amsterdam WiFi network roll-out
A follow-up to my post on 31 August re the new WiFi network that’s being established in Amsterdam by HotSpot Amsterdam. As The Register reported on 2 September, Amsterdam is going to be the first European capital where WiFi will be available almost everywhere, not just in hotels or cafes. Startup Hotspot Amsterdam […] plans […]
IBC 2004 entertainment tech event in Amsterdam
The IBC 2004 conference and exhibition takes place at the RAI conference center in Amsterdam from 9-14 September. Growing from its roots in broadcasting, IBC (International Broadcasting Convention) attracts 40,000 professionals involved in the creation, management and delivery of entertainment content worldwide. The IBC Exhibition features over 1,000 of the industry’s leading companies, with every […]
Sun to develop enterpise blogging tools
Sun Microsystems plans to include Roller blogging technology as part of its enterprise software, according to an Internetnews.com report today. Roller is server-based weblogging software designed to support multiple simultaneous blog users and visitors. To kick start this, Sun has hired Dave Johnson, the founder of Roller, to “design, develop, and deploy the primary blogging […]
Expanding blogs to make money
From the Financial Times, 1 September: There are lots of ways to make money with weblogs. Henry Copeland’s Blogads.com is helping politicians raise campaign funds. Nick Denton’s Gawker Media is accumulating huge audiences with an editorial mix of sex, politics and gossip. Brian Stelter sold Cablenewser.com to a company that wanted more traffic for its […]
Windows XP SP2 and Norton Antivirus – configuration
In the visitor statistics info for my blog, I’ve noticed a high number of Google and other searches coming in over the past few weeks looking for configuration information on Norton Antivirus (NAV) and the Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) upgrade. The reason my blog gets included in such searches, I guess, is due […]
Windows Media Player 10 – 4 issues in 2 days
Whoops!! Not good news re Windows Media Player 10, reported by Neowin today: Neowin.net – Where unprofessional journalism looks better | Windows Media Player 10 – 4 issues in 2 days I’ve been running MP10 for the past few days, not encountered any issues. But I tend to use it mostly for playing radio station […]
Help for tragedy in Beslan
It’s almost impossible to find words to comment on the awful tragedy in Beslan in the Russian region of North Ossetia, with so many people – at least 50% of which are children – slaughtered in the storming of the school by Russian forces on Friday. While no doubt many charities and other organziations will […]
Skype is hard to resist
Great article in today’s New York Times about Skype, the internet telephone service. I’ve written a few posts about Skype (latest) as I think it’s an excellent service from my experience so far. The New York Times | Techno Files: In Internet Calling, Skype Is Living Up to the Hype (free registration required). If you […]
Deutsche Welle BOBs: Global blog awards
DW-World, the online portal of German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle, has launched “The BOBs – Best of the Blogs” awards. DW plans to honour the best blogs in 11 different categories, including Best Weblog, Best Topic, Best Design, Best Weblog Innovation and Best Journalistic Weblog. A total of seven of the Best Journalism prizes will […]
A rather private social network
An invitation-only online community, not open to the general public. That’s how aSmallWorld introduces itself. Looks an interesting addition to the community of social networks. Its website description states: “We list the most popular restaurants, hotels, and night clubs in over 40 major cities, summer and winter resorts and we keep track of major events, […]
blinkx: A new way to search
Interesting desktop application – blinkx. It links together information from files on your own computer, and can suggest content from news sites, the internet, video and blogs. The developers say it’s not designed to replace current search engines like Google or Yahoo, but is a completely new way to use information on and from the […]
That’s WiFi with your pint of bitter
Now you can catch up with your email in the pub. No more excuses! The Register reports that 60 Shepherd Neame pubs in England (in Kent, Surrey, London, Sussex and Essex) are to get hooked up to wireless broadband by Christmas as the brewery expands its scheme to help bring wireless broadband to more of […]
Internet phones to get area code in UK
UK telecommunications regulator announces plans to provide internet telephone users with an area code. BBC NEWS | Technology | Net calls get their own area code
US leads in corporate governance
A Financial Times report says that US companies have risen to the top of a global comparison of corporate governance standards, overtaking the UK and Canada for the first time. A study of more than 2,500 international companies found the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) and other reforms implemented following recent scandals such as Enron and WorldCom […]
New ads-only TV channel airs
The world’s first TV channel that broadcasts only ads started service in the UK yesterday. The Advert Channel broadcasts British commercials from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s, celebrity ads and the best (and worst) ads from around the world. Available 24/7, the channel also offers live studio discussions and debates on the world of […]
CEO Bloggers Club gets up to speed
The CEO Bloggers Club started last month by Guillaume du Gardier in Paris is getting up to speed. The club now has over 12 members, not only in France but also from Spain and from as far afield as Canada. Great initiative, Guillaume! Read an interview with Guillaume by Fredrik Wackå of CorporateBlogging.Info about the […]
The real threat of blogs
US commentator Douglas Rushkoff on the real threat of blogs: I believe that the most dangerous thing about blogs to the status quo is that so many of them exist for reasons other than to make money. A thriving community of people who are engaged for free, to me, have a certain authority that people […]
The audience is in charge: Making the case for the new internal communication model
What are the key issues about blogs, wikis and other communication channels that senior internal communication managers need to be thinking about right now in the context of effective employee engagement? In my conversations with senior internal communicators in mid-size and large companies in some European countries, I continue to encounter blank looks or comments […]